MetLife Building

Summary

MetLife Building is a skyscraper^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,003 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• MetLife Building is located in Manhattan^[3].
• MetLife Building is in the country of United States^[4].
• MetLife Building's image is recorded as Metlife building from empire state building.jpg^[5].
• MetLife Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[6].
• MetLife Building's architect is recorded as The Architects Collaborative^[7].
• MetLife Building's architect is recorded as Pietro Belluschi^[8].
• MetLife Building's commissioned by is recorded as Pan Am^[9].
• MetLife Building's owned by is recorded as Tishman Speyer^[10].
• MetLife Building's architectural style is recorded as Neues Bauen^[11].
• MetLife Building's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 231097820^[12].
• MetLife Building's GND ID is recorded as 7514259-4^[13].
• MetLife Building's Commons category is recorded as MetLife Building^[14].
• MetLife Building's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20001198^[15].
• MetLife Building's Emporis building ID is recorded as 114533^[16].
• +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MetLife Building^[17].
• MetLife Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.753333333333, 'lon': -73.976666666667}^[18].
• MetLife Building's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_8pw^[19].
• MetLife Building's located on street is recorded as Park Avenue^[20].
• MetLife Building's official website is recorded as http://www.tishmanspeyer.com/properties/Property.aspx?id=57^[21].
• MetLife Building's has facility is recorded as heliport^[22].
• Pirelli Tower inspired MetLife Building^[23].
• MetLife Building's number of elevators is recorded as {'amount': '+85'}^[24].
• MetLife Building's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 909^[25].
• MetLife Building's date of official opening is recorded as +1963-03-07T00:00:00Z^[26].
• MetLife Building's SkyscraperPage building ID is recorded as 1465^[27].

Body

Geography

MetLife Building is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Manhattan^[3].

Designation and Status

MetLife Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[6].

History and Context

+1963-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MetLife Building^[17]. Its owned by is recorded as Tishman Speyer^[10].

Why It Matters

MetLife Building ranks in the top 1% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,003 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]